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Global 9: Chapter 2 River Valley Civilizations

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

China: The Shang Dynasty is known for the first written records.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Indus: Theocracy was possibly present in the Indus civilization.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which social class was at the top of the hierarchy in Mesopotamia?

a)

Merchants

b)

Priests, King

c)

Farmers, Artisans

d)

Slaves

4.

In Egypt, who was at the top of the social structure?

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Priests

c)

Merchants

d)

Farmers

5.

In China, which group was considered the central part of society?

a)

Nobles

b)

Peasants

c)

Family

d)

Slaves

6.

In the Indus civilization, which two social classes do we know were present?

a)

Nobles

b)

Peasants

c)

Merchants

d)

Slaves

7.

Women in Egypt had rights (not equal, though).

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which new invention is NOT listed under Mesopotamia?

a)

Wheel

b)

Plow

c)

Sail

d)

Cast iron

9.

Which civilization used papyrus as a form of paper?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

China

d)

Indus

10.

What type of religion did Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, and Indus civilizations practice?

a)

Monotheistic

b)

Polytheistic

c)

Atheistic

d)

None of the above

11.

In Mesopotamia, each city had a special god.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Which civilization believed in ancestor worship along with polytheism?

a)

Mesopotamia

b)

Egypt

c)

China

d)

Indus

13.

Hammurabi's Code was:

a)

A legal code

b)

A religious text

c)

A poem

d)

A monument

14.

Were the laws in Hammurabi's Code equal for all?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which artifact helped translate Egyptian hieroglyphics?

a)

Hammurabi's Code

b)

Rosetta Stone

c)

Ziggurat

d)

Shiva

16.

An independent city and the surrounding land it controls

a)

Kingdom

b)

City-state

c)

Mandate of Heaven

d)

Dynasty

17.

A family of rulers Is also called…

a)

A dynasty

b)

Total ballers!

c)

A wealthy Louisiana family known for their duck-hunting business

d)

An Egyptian god-king

18.

The belief in more than one god Is called….

a)

Pharaoh

b)

Theocracy

c)

Polytheism

d)

Polytropic

19.

Bringing several people, nations, or previously independent states together under the control of one ruler is called….

a)

A party!

b)

Doing too much, bruh.

c)

Dynasty

d)

Empire

20.

What is an Egyptian god-king also known as?

a)

An angel

b)

Pharaoh

c)

Lords

d)

King

21.

A type of government in which rule is based on religious authority (“ruled by

the gods”) is also referred to as….

a)

Theocracy

b)

Monarchy

c)

Democracy

d)

Polytheism

22.

What are heiroglyphics?

a)

A writing system based on sounds

b)

A writing system based on pictures

c)

An ancient art style

d)

Foodie GIFs

23.

Early Chinese method of communicating with the gods

a)

Oracle Stone (Antler)

b)

Oracle Cone (Falcon bone)

c)

Oracle bones (the turtle shell)

d)

Oracle Phone (iPhone 6)

24.

Whether or not the gods like your ruler! Heavenly approval of the ruler.If things are good, the ruler is good. If things are bad, the ruler is bad and needs to be replaced! What is it called??

a)

Mandate of Heaven

b)

Privilege

c)

Dynasty

d)

God-king approval

25.

The rise, decline, and replacement of dynasties Is called….

a)

Feudalism

b)

Monsoon

c)

Dynastic Cycle

d)

It’s just the way the cookie crumbles!

26.

A political system in which lords, or nobles, are granted the use of lands that belong to the king

a)

Theocracy

b)

Empire

c)

Feudalism

d)

Dictatorship

27.

The area of India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan which are separated from Asia by mountains

a)

Iraq

b)

Elevation

c)

Island

d)

Subcontinent

28.

Seasonal winds that create dry and wet seasons

a)

Spring

b)

Monsoon

c)

Sea breeze

d)

Tropical storm

29.

What is “China’s Sorrow”?

a)

Disastrous flooding of the two major river systems

b)

China’s one child policy

c)

Covid-19

d)

Japan

30.

What two geographical features do Mesopotamia and Egypt have in common?

a)

Rivers and deserts

b)

Mountains and lakes

c)

Fertile Crescent and seas

d)

Forests and valleys

31.

Which civilization implemented terrace farming?

a)

China

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Indus

d)

Egypt

32.

Which civilization had the Fertile Crescent?

a)

China

b)

Egypt

c)

Mesopotamia

d)

Africa

33.

What did the Zhou Dynasty use to justify their rule?

a)

They’re just better like that

b)

Mandate of Heaven

c)

67

d)

Pharaoh

34.

The first empire in Mesopotamia was called…

a)

‘merica

b)

City-state

c)

Akkad

d)

Shang Dynasty

35.

Which dynasty had the first written records in China?

a)

The Roman Empire

b)

Xia Dynasty

c)

Zhou Dynasty

d)

Shang Dynasty

36.

Which civilization built ziggurats?

a)

Egypt

b)

Mesopotamia

c)

Russia

d)

Pennsylvania

37.

The Rosetta Stone allows us to…

a)

Find artifacts

b)

Translate heiroglyphics

c)

Speak spanish

d)

Understand ancient art

38.

A religious aspect that Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, and Indus all have in common is….

a)

They all worshipped Shiva

b)

They all believed in an afterlife

c)

They were all polytheistic

d)

They were all monotheistic

39.

Egypt practiced medicine through….

a)

Mummification

b)

Herbalism

c)

Mandate of Heaven